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Czechoslovak 5000-crown note sells at auction for record-breaking 25.68 million crowns . A Czechoslovak 5000-crown banknote from 1919, was sold at auction on the 15th of November for 25.68 million crowns, the most expensive paper money ever sold in the country.
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News from the Czech Republic. Czech President Petr Pavel sent a congratulatory letter to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, in which he emphasized that Czechia is aware of the fact that NATO membership comes with responsibilities.
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Government moves to enable insurance covered cross-border health care . The Czech government has approved a proposed amendment to the law that would open the way for cross-border health care to be covered by Czech insurance companies.
Rising opera star Patricia Burda Janečková succumbs to cancer at 25
Oct 8, 2023 · Critics predicted a dazzling career for her, but in a cruel twist of fate, she was diagnosed with breast cancer in February of 2022. Despite putting up a valiant fight, Patricia succumbed to the aggressive tumour on October 1, 2023, with her husband, Vlastimil Burda, whom she married in July of this year, and her family by her side.
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A 17th-century man for our times: the life and lessons of the Moravian thinker John Amos Comenius . To mark the anniversary of the death of the Moravian thinker John Amos Comenius, Danny Bate spoke to scholar Lenka Pospíšilová about his life and relevance for today.
A quick history of the Czech language. - Radio Prague International
Jan 1, 1998 · Czech is the main language in the Czech Republic, spoken by around ten million people. (Minority languages here include German, Polish and Romani, but Czech is the native tongue of the overwhelming majority).
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Czech Faculties of arts are celebrating World Philosophy Day today, commemorating the 300th anniversary of German philosopher Immanuel Kant. Events include lectures, workshops, and seminars centered on themes like the courage to use ones own reason, inspired by Kant’s essay What is Enlightenment?
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“Now I Feel Safe”: Prague-based journalist speaks to Czech Radio on nine months in Russian detention . Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist, was released in a prisoner exchange in August, following nine months in Russian detention.
Meet the Liberec-based English teacher whose videos are a global …
English teacher Steve Watts was born in Great Britain, but he is currently the Czech Republic’s most popular YouTuber. His education channel Steve and Maggie has over 12 million subscribers and his videos, translated into seven languages, including Spanish and Hindi, have altogether over two billion views.
Czech Christmas traditions explained, from Ježíšek to the Golden …
Dec 24, 2018 · For new arrivals to the Czech Republic, the emphasis on Christmas Eve, the traditional fare served on that day – chiefly carp and potato salad – and the role of the Baby Jesus are typically the most surprising elements of how the holiday is observed locally.